lever action

With respect to lever guns with scopes on them (or any gun stocked for low irons that has been equipped with a scope!), is not just accuracy, but speed of target aquisition: without a good, repeatable cheek weld, you'll be moving your head around trying to see the target centered through the scope while simultaneously moving the gun around to put it on target.

Too complicated for any accuracy at speed. You should be looking throught the scope when you shoulder the gun.
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With just a little practice, you learn to change your "cheek weld" to a "chin weld"

It's all a matter of handling your set up enough to learn what it takes
You're only talking about fractions of an inch

I have no trouble making fast shots with a Marlin 1894S with a Leu 2 X 7, although as I said in another thread, when you learn how to hunt, you don't have to take "snap shots".
 
Sounds painfull.

A cheek pad would be more comfortable, I'm pretty sure....
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It's not painful, and not uncomfortable

It's really just a minor adjustment of your face position on the stock
 
I find the whole discussion interesting but it would be nice if the original poster would come back and clarify the intended use a bit. One post and gone?
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Yea, he's missing out on alot of good stuff.:D At least he knows where to go for opinions, we ain't shy.
 
Just picked up one of the new Henry 45-70s. First brand new gun I've bought in a long time. I'm very impressed with the over-all quality of this piece. Very smooth action and very accurate. So far I've only shot it with factory ammo but am looking forward to developing some handloads for it; especially some cast bullet loads.
The trigger is a wee bit creepy at first, but fine tuning can be expected with any firearm in my experience. The Henrys cost a little bit more than the new Marlin 1895, but the quality seems way better.
Over all I think the Savage 99 is the best lever action rifle ever made. My pre-war 99 in .300 Sav. would definitely be my desert island rifle. I might change my mind about that after having the Henry for a while, but I doubt it.
 
I was just at my LGS and they had an old Savage 99 in 308 that I was interested in but it was too beat up for the pile of cash they wanted~$700
 
30-30 is a truly great cartridge for shots at reasonable distances. It's even capable of taking animals larger than common deer.

This carbine is my Winchester 94 featuring angle eject. But Marlin 336 is also a keeper!

Jack

 
30-30 is a truly great cartridge for shots at reasonable distances.
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When I was growing up in the mountains, it was either a 30-30 or a shotgun for any big game hunting. Long distance shooting is useless in the woods in steep mountain terrain.
 
I grew up in north central PA, hunting since I was 12 (well over 50 years ago). My gun was a 30-30 and it got me plenty of deer. Don't know of any issues with the caliber or accuracy of it either! If anyone can point some out, please tell all those whitetails that met their end at the 150 grain bullets it threw out!
 
Marlin 336 with Leupold 2-7x33

I have a Marlin 336, that's about 10 years old. I did not care for the stock iron sights, so put 2 or 3 of the scopes I'd had lying around - first a 3.5-10x50 then one or 2 3-9x40's. These helped me feel out the accuracy, but did nothing for the "function" of this handy little carbine. A few years ago I put a Leupold 2-7x33 Rifleman scope on it, and it literally "pops" in to view when I mount the rifle. I could not be happier with this set up.

Lately I have become a real fan of the Leupold VX3 2.5-8x33, and have put it on several rifles, and would highly recommend it for the 30-30, or any other medium range hunting rig, but I doubt I'll ever get around to upgrading the Rifleman on the 30-30... It just works.
 
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